A view of love that does not include sacrifice cannot fathom the depth of God’s love. In the kingdom of God, it’s impossible to love without sacrifice.

In the belief system of baal worship, sacrifice is something we do to get something in return. It is self-serving. We trade something we value in exchange for something we value more.

In the kingdom, sacrifice comes from a foundation of covenant partnership. It is giving something costly in order to bring value to someone else without the expectation of an exchange.